The 20 Australian songs that are in with a shot of being named Song Of The Year at this year's APRA Awards have been revealed, with Nick Cave and Boy & Bear leading the charge with two entries each.
The prestigious peer-voted award also features tracks from The Preatures, Flume & Chet Faker, Violent Soho, Dan Sultan, John Butler, Empire Of The Sun and Gurrumul. Now that the shortlist has been released APRA members – of whom there are an estimated 87,000 songwriters, composers and publishers – have until 5pm (EST) Tuesday 29 April to vote for the Song Of The Year.
In 2014 the awards will head to Brisbane for the first time in its 32-year history and will take place Monday 23 June at Brisbane City Hall.
2014 APRA SONG OF THE YEAR CONTENDERS
A Moat You Can Stand In – The Drones
Written by Fiona Kitchin/Gareth Liddiard/Dan Luscombe/Mike Noga/Stephen Hesketh
Alive – Empire Of The Sun
Written by Jonathan Sloan/Luke Steele/Nick Littlemore/Peter Mayes/Steven Bach
Avenger – The Bamboos
Written by Lance Ferguson/Ella Thompson
Battleships – Bernard Fanning
Written by Bernard Fanning
Bayini – Gurrumul Yunupingu
Written by Corey Noll/Galarrwuy Yunupingu
Covered In Chrome – Violent Soho
Written by Michael Richards/Luke Boerdam/James Tidswell/Luke Henery
Drop The Game – Flume & Chet Faker
Written by Flume & Chet Faker
God Fearing – Sarah Blasko & The Slavery Folklore Quartet
Written by Sarah Blasko
Harlequin Dream – Boy & Bear
Written by David Hosking/Killian Gavin/Jonathon Hart/Timothy Hart
Is This How You Feel – The Preatures
Written by Isabella Manfredi/Luke Davison/Thomas Champion/Jack Moffitt
Jubilee Street – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Written by Nick Cave/Warren Ellis
Lanterns – Birds Of Tokyo
Written by Adam Spark/Ian Kenny/Glenn Sarangapany/Ian Berney/Adam Weston
Only One – John Butler Trio
Written by John Butler
Resolution – Matt Corby
Written by Matt Corby/Dominic Salole
Rip Tide – Vance Joy
Written by Vance Joy
Southern Sun – Boy & Bear
Written by David Hosking/Killian Gavin/Jonathon Hart/Timothy Hart
Steal The Light – The Cat Empire
Written by Harry Angus/Felix Riebl
Under Your Skin – Dan Sultan
Written by Alexander Burnett/Phillip Norman/Dan Sultan
We Are – Karnivool
Written by Andrew Goddard/Mark Hosking/Ian Kenny/Stephen Judd/Jonathan Stockman
We No Who U R – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Written by Nick Cave/Warren Ellis
